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July 21, 20263 min readCopyright & IP · Litigation
A federal judge has approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class-action settlement with authors whose books were allegedly downloaded from pirate libraries. Eligible rights holders are expected to receive about $3,000 per covered title.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI copyright lawsuit
July 21, 20263 min readModels & Releases · Tools & Agents
Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and the restricted Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber model, emphasizing lower costs and production use. The expected Gemini 3.5 Pro remains in partner testing without a public release date.
By AI News Daily · Source: TechCrunch AI
July 19, 20263 min readPolicy & Standards · Regulation
A Chinese policy scholar has proposed an international AI governance framework centered on multilateral rules, risk controls, open development and greater access for developing countries. Key questions remain about the structure and authority of a new governance organization announced at a Shanghai conference.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI regulation
July 19, 20263 min readRegulation
Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered a one-year statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers requiring at least 50 megawatts of power. The move has opened a dispute over grid planning, AI infrastructure and New York’s competitiveness for technology investment.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI executive order
July 19, 20263 min readTools & Agents
Manifold Security says two unpatched flaws in Claude for Chrome could let browser code trigger predefined workflows or suppress permission prompts. The researchers said the issues remained reproducible in version 1.0.80 after being reported to Anthropic in May.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 19, 20263 min readModels & Releases
Alibaba has unveiled a preview of Qwen3.8, a multimodal AI model with 2.4 trillion parameters, and claims it trails only Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5. The company has not released benchmarks, a model card or the promised open weights, leaving its performance claims unverified.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 18, 20263 min read
Moonshot AI has released Kimi K3, a 2.8-trillion-parameter model that Crypto Briefing says competes with leading US systems at a lower price. Its reported performance and planned open-weight release could intensify pressure on Anthropic and other frontier-model developers.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 18, 20263 min read
Comparisons from Decrypt and Yellow.com find that GPT-5.6 Sol leads on price and several benchmarks, while Claude Fable 5 shows strengths in broader intelligence scoring and a hands-on browser-game test. The better choice depends on workload, budget and availability requirements.
By AI News Daily · Source: Anthropic
July 18, 20263 min read
A conjoint survey experiment across seven countries found broad public support for AI regulation, with respondents generally preferring safety, public oversight and international coordination. The findings indicate a mismatch between citizen priorities and regulatory models centered on innovation flexibility, self-regulation and national rules.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI regulation
July 18, 20263 min read
OpenAI is reportedly cutting consumer products, revising its data-center strategy and considering a US government stake as it prepares for tighter AI financing conditions. The moves raise broader questions about infrastructure spending, public ownership and government oversight of frontier AI companies.
By AI News Daily · Source: UK government AI policy
July 18, 20265 min read
A Texas business court found that most of a litigant’s ChatGPT conversations qualified as work product because they reflected preparation and mental impressions developed in anticipation of litigation. The nonfinal ruling preserved much of the content but required disclosure of the AI tool and materials supplied to it.
By AI News Daily · Source: texaslawbook.net
July 18, 20265 min read
The Trump administration is taking a larger role in selecting organizations that receive early access to advanced AI models, according to CNBC and Startup Fortune. The White House says participation is voluntary and private companies retain authority over releases, highlighting a dispute over where effective control now resides.
By AI News Daily · Source: AI executive order